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Student-built robot puts on wheely big show at TLC
If you’re 16, with a keen interest in whirring, buzzing, useful things, where else would you want to be on a breezy day in May? “It’s incredible,’’ Samuel Delattre said of the people traffic at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference (TLC) May 28. “I’m a high school student, and I’m here with these companies and startups that could be part of
Celtics create a little robot magic
They named their robot “David Blane” because they considered it a magical contraption. It helped them qualify for another world championship in St. Louis, Mo., playing a game called recycle rush. “The whole premise was to stack these boxes into the highest stack possible of six,” said Amanda Logudice, head strategist for St. David Catholic Secondary School’s Team Dave. “Basically
Cape Breton Lego group wants more students to build robots
SYDNEY — If combining building blocks with robotics sounds a bit ominous, Declan MacLeod is quick to point out that these days, it’s child’s play. “It’s really cool,” said MacLeod just before an open house was held at Nova Scotia Community College’s Marconi campus Tuesday evening to encourage more children between the ages of nine and 14 to become involved
Robotics team builds bonds from FIRST
When it came time to compete against some of the best high school robotic engineers in the province, the Red Hawks learned they could hold their own. The Hawks sent a team of eight to compete against 35 other high schools from all over Ontario at the second annual North Bay FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) Regional from March 26
Windsor can benefit from world robotics championships landing in Detroit
The robotics world is coming to Windsor’s doorstep, bringing new opportunities for both students and industry with Detroit’s selection this week as host of the First Robotics World Championships. The Motor City will host the event for three consecutive years beginning in 2018. “It’s as if Detroit won the bid for the Super Bowl for three straight years because of the economic
Underdog school shoots for the top in robotics
BRESLAU — They may not have backing from NASA, big-time corporate sponsorship, a huge budget or thousands of students to choose from. But with ingenuity and some gumption, the robotics team at tiny Woodland Christian High School in Breslau have earned their way into the world championships in St. Louis at the end of the month. Woodland’s Cyber Cavs, in
Thousands cheer on Windsor’s second robotics tournament
Thousands of cheering fans packed the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre on Friday as 48 high schools from Canada and the United States pitted their robots against each other. This was Windsor’s second time hosting the Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics tournament, featuring more than 1,000 students who spent the first month and a half this year constructing and coding
Wiky High robotics squad places in top third at Ontario competition
NORTH BAY––When the Wikwemikong High School robotics team pulled into Nipissing University’s Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre in North Bay on Wednesday, March 25 pulling the small trailer containing their robot and tools for the FirstRobotics Regional Competition, they found themselves immediately overawed when another team pulled in behind them. “They had two big full-sized buses with their team,”
Windsor to host Canada’s largest FIRST Robotics’ competition
It combines mental gymnastics for techies with an introduction to the real world of work. The FIRST Robotics 2015 Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional competition is set for April 2-4 at the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre. And the 50 teams attending the second annual event are charged with developing robots to improve recycling and reuse of natural resources. “You
Waterloo robotics competition feels like a rock concert
WATERLOO — The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” is blasting from the speakers. Some people are sporting red Mohawks. Spectators are dancing in the stands. This isn’t a rock concert, but it sure feels like one. Welcome to the FIRST Robotics Competition at the University of Waterloo. In the gym where the Waterloo Warriors play basketball, hundreds of spectators are watching and